About

• Dr. Henry E. Stamm, PhD, Whitefish, MT USA, Contributor
• Craig Higson-Smith, MA, Education for Torture and Trauma Rehabilitation, Johannesburg, South Africa, Center for Victims of Torture,  Contributor   
• Amy C. Hudnall, MA, Horse Helpers of the High Country and Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA, Contributor  
• Neill F. Piland, DrPH, ProQOL.org and Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA  
• Dr Beth Hudnall Stamm, PhD, retired  
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Henry E. Stamm, IV, PhD 

Is the Owner of Eastwoods, As of March, 2015, Eastwoods is the official   owner of the ProQOL. Eastwoods will continue to strive to make the   ProQOL available to the international community. He is a retired  history professor. He held posts at Idaho State University, Dartmouth  College, University of Alaska Anchorage and SUNY--Oswego.  He holds the  Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming, an M.A. from Appalachian State  University and a B.A. from Rice University.  He is the author of People  of the Wind River:  The Eastern Shoshones, 1825-1900 (University of  Oklahoma Press, 1999), as well as several articles and a website on  Shoshone art hosted by the Wind River Historical Center of Dubois,  Wyoming. He is continuing his research on the people of the Wind River  with additional research on the Shoshone & Bannock people of Fort  Hall. In addition to working on a sequel to his first book, another  current project focuses on viewing cultural transformation of the  Eastern Shoshones through the lenses of their material culture and art.  Past presentations and publications have emphasized the historical  context of understanding cultural and generational trauma among  indigenous peoples. 

Beth Hudnall Stamm, PhD

 Was the developer of the ProQOL served as  the and served as the  director of ProQOL.org until her retirement in  2012. Beth holds degrees  from Appalachian State University (BS, MA) and  University of Wyoming  (Ph.D.). She is a retired professor and researcher  in the field of  traumatic stress. Before retirement, she held positions  Idaho State  University, the VA National Center for Posttraumatic Stress  Disorder  and Dartmouth Medical School as well as at the University of  Alaska  Anchorage and SUNY-Oswego. She was recognized by the  International  Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for “fundamental  contributions to  the international public understanding of trauma.” and  by the American  Psychological Association as one of the “outstanding  psychologists of  this generation.” Beth was a contributor to the  development of the U.S.  Army Medical Department “Provider Resiliency  Training” program which  uses the ProQOL as a major component of the  program. She specializes in  traumatic stress, cultural trauma, and  secondary traumatic stress. Her  work is used in over 30 countries and  diverse fields including health  care, bioterrorism and disaster  responding, news media, and the  military   

Craig Higson-Smith, MA

 Has a Masters Degree in Research  Psychology from the University of  Natal. He is the Research Director of  the Center for Victims of  Torture. He has worked in the fields of  violence prevention,  peace-making and trauma care for more than twenty  years. During this  time he was a founder and director of the Sinani  Programme for  Survivors of Violence in KwaZulu-Natal, a founder member  and regular  trainer for the South African Institute for Traumatic Stress  (SAITS),  and the chairperson of the South African Network of Trauma  Service  Providers: Themba Lesizwe. In addition to regular presentations  at  international conference, Higson-Smith has written or edited several   books, book chapters and academic articles in the field of traumatic   stress. Currently he provides technical and organizational support to   torture prevention and rehabilitation programmes in South Africa,   Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Sudan, and   Cambodia.  His particular professional interests lie in cultural  trauma,  community intervention, and torture prevention and  rehabilitation.   

Amy C. Hudnall, MA

 Is  a Lecturer in the History and Women's Studies Departments at   Appalachian State University. She teaches courses on peace and  conflict.  She has presented and published on captivity trauma, human  rights,  secondary trauma, cultural relativism, and cross-cultural  conflict. She  received her M.A. in history at Appalachian State  University and also  studied at the Bayerische  Julius-Maximilian-Universität in Germany. She  is the president of Horse  Helpers, Inc., a regional equine rescue.   

Neill F. Piland, DrPH

 Is Research Professor and Director of the  Idaho State University  Institute of Rural Health.  Prior to coming to  ISU he was Director of  the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)  Center for Research and  Director of New Mexico’s Lovelace Institute for  Health and Population  Research. A Health Economist and Health Services  Researcher, he  received his Doctorate in Health Services Administration  from UCLA and  also holds Masters Degrees in Public Health and in  Economics from UCLA  and UC Davis respectively. He has been Principal  Investigator for more  than thirty major research and demonstration  projects including  evaluation of the quality of care in Arizona’s  Medicaid managed care  experiment (AHCCCS); the Community Intervention  Trial for Smoking  Cessation (COMMIT) site:  and the Idaho Bioterrorism  Awareness and  Preparedness Program (IBAPP).   He has authored or  coauthored more than  ninety articles, four books and numerous book  chapters on health care  delivery, health promotion and health care  financing.